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The presence of FCGR2B promoter or transmembrane region variant alleles leads to reduced serum IL-6 levels in rheumatoid arthritis.
Rheumatology international - 1 Aug 2015
Meister Stefanie, Engelmann Robby, Kneitz Christian, Müller-Hilke Brigitte
Abstract excerpt
The inhibitory FcγRIIB plays an important role for the peripheral B cell tolerance and plasma cell homeostasis, and any malfunctioning is predicted to result in humoral autoimmunity. An association between rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and FCGR2B promoter and TM region variant alleles, both of which result in a reduced functionality, is only insufficiently elucidated. We here set out to investigate the impact of...
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